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Profile of a Problem Drinker -
Putting It Straight -
Smoke and Weather
PROFILE OF A PROBLEM DRINKER, PUTTING IT STRAIGHT, and SMOKE AND WEATHER
Profile of a Problem Drinker
Canada, 1957
Directed by Stanley Jackson
Edited by William Greaves
Approx. 28 min.
From the Perspective series, a 1950s television program that blended documentary and fiction to tell Canadian stories, this film examines the psychological insecurities underlying one man’s alcohol dependence.
Putting It Straight
Canada, 1957
Directed by William Greaves
Approx. 13 min.
Through the case of a young girl with protruding teeth, this short combines live action and animation to explain how irregular teeth develop and to stress the importance of early dental care in children.
Smoke and Weather
Canada, 1958
Directed by William Greaves
Approx. 22 min.
An instructional documentary on forest-fire detection, the film observes the training and routines of look-out men at Ontario’s Petawawa Forest Experiment Station.
Courtesy National Film Board of Canada